Fans react to Game of Thrones’ shutout at the Golden Globes
By Dan Selcke
NBC aired the 74th Annual Golden Globes last night, and members of the Game of Thrones cast were on the red carpet representing Westeros. My favorite red carpet moment was when Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) photobombed the kids from Stranger Things.
Te veo Nikolaj. jajaja #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/LBPpNy0beS
— Nikolaj Coster Spain (@NCW_Spain) January 8, 2017
Always nice when shows cross-pollinate. How would the Kingslayer fare in the Upside Down…?
A question for another time. Unfortunately, Game of Thrones did less well during the telecast proper, where it failed to win either of the two awards for which it was nominated: Best Supporting Actress in a TV Show for Lena Headey (Cersei) or Best Drama. (Netflix’s The Crown took Best Drama and Olivia Colman of The Night Manager won Best Supporting Actress.) Fans took to Twitter to vent:
Mmmm ... Game of Thrones didn't win... Not happy about this.. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/hwYLJQDMCE
— Andrea Feczko (@AndreaFeczko) January 9, 2017
Shame, @TheCrownNetflix just robbed the best season of @GameOfThrones. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/vIIQqnYli0
— The Ho (@chihoeho) January 9, 2017
When The Crown wins over Westworld, Game of Thrones, This Is Us and Stranger Things... pic.twitter.com/rjytIXexLq
— ComicBook NOW! (@ComicBookNOW) January 9, 2017
got always snub every single year on golden globes. so sad 😔
— Endi Ramdani (@endyramdhan) January 9, 2017
To be fair, Peter Dinklage won a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for his work on Season 1, but the show has yet to win Best Drama, so I take Endi Ramdani’s point.
Elsewhere, there were varying perspective’s on The Crown, arranged from most outraged to most at peace.
Disappointed that TV's best show didn't win this but The Crown truly deserved it anyway. https://t.co/s2g7vDb5uL
— ryan (@ThePhoenixKingg) January 9, 2017
As regards Lena Headey, a lot of fans had the same idea about the moments after we found out she didn’t win. They found it especially notable that Headey didn’t attend the show in person…
#LenaHeadey didn't win AGAIN?! Time to WILDFIRE the #GoldenGlobes. #GameofThrones
— Jay (Jaybo) Garrison (@JayboGarrison) January 9, 2017
Other fans were just upset she didn’t win—note that she was also nominated for an Emmy this year, and didn’t win that, either.
Unfortunately, Lena Headey did not win the Golden Globe tonight, but congratulations to The Night Manager's Olivia Colman! #GoldenGlobes
— Lena Headey Gang (@lenaheadeygang) January 9, 2017
Happily, Headey herself didn’t seem upset by the loss. She had eyes only for one person:
MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL MERYL .. all we need
— lena headey (@IAMLenaHeadey) January 9, 2017
That would be Meryl Streep, who gave a passionate speech when accepting the honorary the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Awards season isn’t quite over. We still have the BAFTA Awards, and after that, it’ll only be a matter of months before Game of Thrones Season 7 hits the airwaves. The show could snag a Golden Globe yet…